Chapter 243: Please Enter the Urn (2-in-1)
"You're going to audition in the afternoon? It's fast, and it's worthy of Gan Dao. β
At noon, Yu Jing came back from the company for dinner, she heard her brother-in-law chatting at the dinner table and immediately felt a little admired, came back yesterday afternoon, only got the script in the evening, and went to audition the next day, this head is really good, it is really different from before.
Gan Jing just casually said that he would audition, he didn't expect his sister-in-law to react like this, he opened his mouth and resisted the urge to explain, well, it's good to be in a hurry.
Yu Jing is a workaholic, she doesn't have the habit of taking a lunch break at noon, Gan Jing stayed up late last night to read the script and audition, so she took a nap at noon.
It's just that when he simply washed up and said hello to Yu Jing to leave, he found that his throat hurt a little.
"I really can't stay up late. β
Gan Jing sat in Chu Hui's car and sighed, and stopped halfway to go to the pharmacy to buy some throat tablets that clear the wind and heat, which can be regarded as trying to present a good state.
There was nothing to say all the way, Gan Jing muttered in his heart that the side effects of staying up late were a bit big, Chu Hui was secretly worried, the audition looked really a bit hanging, there are many smart people in the film and television industry, if you are interested in the boss, you will definitely say hello in advance.
This kind of no-talk seems like a less obvious but accurate refusal.
Arriving at the destination, Chu Hui couldn't help but remind when she got out of the car: "Boss, you take it easy, people may have a plan." β
"Well, I'm not the kind of person who has to play a role when I see it, but it's just quite suitable. Gan Jing smiled gently.
At half past three in the afternoon, Gan Jing and Chu Hui, vice president of his company, arrived at Yingjia Film and Television Company, half an hour earlier than the appointment time.
After being led by the front desk and a producer, the two sat outside the audition room, inside was an actor auditioning, and outside was an actor and his two assistants.
Gan Jing didn't expect to encounter this kind of situation, he nodded at Cai Kun, a popular artist he knew a little, and the other party smiled back.
The two competitors remained polite, but the assistants on both sides looked at each other a few more times.
"Brother Gan, I haven't heard of this one. Chu Hui consciously fulfilled her duties as an assistant and expressed her worries.
"Well, he probably hasn't heard of me either. Gan Jing nodded slightly.
Chu Hui could only be convinced when she heard this, she found that her boss could often think about problems from different angles.
Outside the audition room, the two waiting actors did not communicate, and the waiting area in the corridor was awkwardly quiet except for the occasional whisper, but fortunately, this delicate situation was soon overβthe door to the audition room opened, and a young man and a middle-aged man came out inside.
After the young man said a few words to the middle-aged man, he smiled at Cai Kun and Gan Jing and turned to leave.
"Cai Kun, come in. The middle-aged man glanced at the two sides of the waiting area, and said to Cai Kun in a slightly intimate tone.
Cai Kun had already gotten up, and his tone was equally intimate: "Uncle Li, it's my turn." β
The middle-aged man nodded, and said to Gan Jing: "Mr. Gan, I am the assistant director Li Quan, please wait a moment." β
Gan Jing smiled and nodded.
When the assistant director Li Quan, Cai Kun and his two assistants all entered the audition room, Chu Hui said with some dissatisfaction: "Boss, this Cai Kun has called Uncle Li, what else are we trying on?" β
Gan Jing waved his hand: "Don't be so narrow-minded, isn't it normal to have acquaintances? He didn't call Dad, you said that if Li Zaoyu came to me for an audition, it would be normal for her to call me Brother Gan, right?"
Chu Hui thought about it, it really is.
"I'm just a little curious about what his two assistants are doing with two big bags. Gan Jing was a little strange.
Chu Hui shook her head, but the bad premonition in her heart was already very strong.
Half an hour later, the time on the phone came to 16:00, and the door to the audition room opened again.
"Mr. Gan has been waiting for a long time, please come in, please come in. Li Quan showed up and said very politely.
Gan Jing was a little strange, that Cai Kun didn't come out, he got up from his seat, nodded and said, "Director Li, I'm quite interested in the role of Xu Qingyi, I'm very happy to come to this audition." β
"I watched Mr. Gan's "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", and the performance was very good, and I am honored to meet you for the audition. Li Quan politely made people unable to find fault.
Gan Jing exchanged a few polite words with him and walked into the audition room.
As soon as he entered the audition room, Gan Jing saw Cai Kun, and also knew what his assistant was doing with his bag - Cai Kun, who was wearing a suit before, was wearing a bright moon blue robe in the room at the moment, and he looked really good.
"Mr. Gan, this is our producer Liu Jina and executive director Zheng Zhenlong, and today it is the three of us who are in charge of the audition for the role of Xu Qingyi. Li Quan introduced, but did not mention Cai Kun, who was sitting on the side.
Gan Jing smiled and nodded, and said hello: "Producer Liu is good, Director Zheng is good, it's a pleasure to see you." β
The two audition examiners exchanged two words, and producer Liu Jina took over the initiative and asked with a serious face: "Gan Jing, hello, you know the role we need Xu Qingyi, right?
Gan Jing glanced at Chu Hui, who was standing a little uneasy next to him, and estimated that the time should be too urgent, and the audition was not too clear.
"I'm sorry, Producer Liu, I only finished my play in Hong Kong yesterday, so I was in a hurry and didn't bring a costume. Gan Jing apologized, "Do you have any costumes prepared here?" β
The three examiners sitting on the stage in front of them all nodded, and Liu Jina frowned slightly: "Because of the particularity of the role, we are more cautious, and different actors have different temperaments in different appearances." Well, we don't have any costumes left, so I want to ask, do you think you fit the image of this character?"
Gan Jing came in a suit today, and this suit was specially bought when he was investing in the film, he thought about it and said, "It's quite in line, Fengshen is handsome." β
Liu Jina's brows furrowed even tighter, she glanced at Gan Jing, who was in a suit and leather shoes, and swept over Cai Kun who was sitting next to her, huh...... Toyojin is handsome...... Well, let's change the subject.
"Then let's try a play first. Liu Jina didn't ramble.
"Good. Gan Jing agreed.
Liu Jina thought for a moment and said, "Let's play the scene where Xu Qingyi silently said goodbye to Zhong Xuanjun at the end." β
Executive director Zheng Zhenlong and assistant director Li Quan sat on either side of Liu Jina, and they invariably glanced at the producer and then turned their eyes to see Gan Jing's treatment.
"Xu Qingyi just glanced at this scene in the script, is Producer Liu talking about this scene?" asked Gan Jing.
Liu Jina simply nodded: "Yes." β
Gan Jing didn't hesitate and said, "Okay." β
Normally, the audition is the fit between the actor and the role, and the selected scenes will be as interactive as possible, and a scene without lines is more difficult.
However, Gan Jing felt that this was right in his own arms, and he had always had experience in dealing with his eyes.
Gan Jing brewed his emotions for a while, took two steps, and nodded slightly at Liu Jina, he was about to start.
"Well, okay. Liu Jina also nodded back and said, "It's not bad, your acting is a bit like Cai Kun." β
Ah, I act like Cai Kun?
No, that's not the beginning yet!
Although Gan Jing had some bottom in his heart, he was still hit by a huge absurdity at this moment, he looked at the three examiners with unwavering faces, and for a while he really couldn't tell whether this Liu Jina was teasing herself.
Xu Qingyi fulfilled Zhong Xuanjun, and he silently said goodbye to her, unwilling to let her see it.
The treatment of such a scene is quiet and emotional, but if it is handled as "look and nod", it seems to be in line with the scene - although this is just a greeting to the examiner before you start.
Gan Jing couldn't cry or laugh, and he didn't hesitate to guess the three examiners in front of him with the greatest intelligence, especially the producer Liu Jina in the middle.
People in the film and television industry are very wonderful, some directors can really choose the right actors after they meet, and some producers are deliberately making the actors inappropriate.
A moment of hesitation flashed in Gan Jing's heart, do you want to open your mouth and do it again? Since Liu Jina has done this, she will probably be embarrassed if she starts again.
"Well, Director Li, Director Zheng, and Producer Liu, I like this role very much, I heard that it is best to have a Peking Opera background during the casting, I can actually sing two sentences, shall we examine this?" Gan Jing took the initiative to speak.
However, Liu Jina shook her head: "This is a rumor, of course we have to choose professional actors, Peking Opera actors are good at stage plays, and Peking Opera can be dubbed." β
Yes, it is reasonable, bull criticism!
Gan Jing smiled: "That's right, okay, then do we have anything else to audition?"
Liu Jina shook her head slightly and said: "Today's main thing is to look at the image, look at the performance, Gan Jing, your performance is very good, in this way, let's consider weighing it, and then notify you if there is news, okay?"
"Okay, thank you Producer Liu, and thank you Director Li and Director Zheng. "Respectfully take your leave.
The three examiners all got up to send each other, and Cai Kun and his two assistants on the side also sent them off, and it seemed that these six people really looked like a family.
Gan Jing said a few more words of greeting before leaving with Chu Hui.
When he arrived at the underground parking lot, Gan Jing sat in the co-pilot and felt that it was funny, and he looked at his vice president Chu Hui again, and found that her face had turned pale and her breathing was aggravated.
"Cai Kun went in for half an hour!"
"When we auditioned, not only did he not come out, but he only gave us 8 minutes!"
"It's too much of a deception!"
Chu Hui was furious, and suddenly pressed the horn with her right hand: "That Liu Jina actually said that Brother Gan acted like Cai Kun!"
Gan Jing was startled by her horn, and shook his head helplessly: "Well, the way I just took two steps and nodded my head may really look like he acted." β
He recalled it for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "This is how the king of Hades is better and the little ghost is difficult, right?"
"Liu Jina is the tendentious Hades. Chu Hui calmed down and said.
"She is a producer, since she participates in the casting, she should have the right to speak, but Li Quan is only an assistant director, he just spoke at the beginning, that Zheng Zhenlong, the executive director and the main director are two different things, and it seems that he has no right to speak. Gan Jing said lightly, "Let's go, let's go back, I wanted to brighten my voice excitedly, but I didn't expect to sing it." β
Chu Hui sighed and shook his head, in fact, it's nothing if you think about it carefully, didn't you have a bad premonition before you came, this is also expected.
"Brother Gan, can Infernal Affairs be cut out this month?" asked Chu Hui as she slowly started the car.
"Almost, the editing will be quick. Gan Jing was quite determined, he lowered the car window, and pulled back the topic that he had opened, "How much money does our company have?" Can we invest in this "Gone with the Wind"?"
"Huh?" Chu Hui stepped on the accelerator a little more in surprise, and the two people in the car experienced the feeling of pushing down their backs, "Brother Gan, didn't you say before that you didn't have to take this role?"
"yes, that's not to the point of being wrong. Gan Jing smiled, "It's easy to solve with money." β
Chu Hui said a little angrily: "How easy, the producer Liu Jina is from the company, the assistant director Li Quan is also from Yingjia, and I don't know where the executive director is, but it must be complicit." I know, the management must have valued Cai Kun's popularity, so there is such a show. β
Gan Jing thought for a while: "Maybe I will have to memorize the draft in two days, according to the actresses, I am being pressed by Yan." Cai Kun auditioned for the role, and the other actors were defeated. β
Chu Hui was shocked, she remembered Li Zaoyu who had been carrying the black pot for more than a year, that girl and Cai Kun collaborated on a play, but it was so miserable now.
"Brother Gan, is this going to be?
"It's called the sinister world. Gan Jing couldn't help but laugh, "So, there is only one last trick left, is the company rich?"
Chu Hui shook her head and hesitated: "There is not much that can be withdrawn, "Infernal Affairs" has not yet started to be released, and if the capital chain is delayed, it will be even more tense, and besides, Yingjia is a large company, and it may not accept our investment." β
"Yingjia, Yingjia, Yingjia......" Gan Jing suddenly felt that this name was a little impressed, he thought seriously for a while, and asked, "Who is this Yingjia's first brother?"
"Luo Lei. Chu Hui replied, "It's Brother Gan's mentor who participated in the "Actor" program before, and he has always been Yingjia's. β
Gan Jing blinked, well, he and Luo Lei seemed to have had a small exchange on the show, since he is Yingjia's first brother, I don't know if there are any factors in this scene today.
After all, "Actor" is still very concerned in the industry, and people from film and television companies will definitely pay attention to the company's first brother.
"In other words, we don't have any money now, right?" Gan Jing summed it up.
Chu Hui nodded.
Gan Jing took out his mobile phone: "Since you don't have any money, you have to use the money in other people's pockets." β
Chu Hui was a little puzzled, but the co-pilot's boss had already put the mobile phone to his ear.
Beep, beep, beep, the call goes through.
Gan Jing smiled and said into the microphone of the mobile phone: "Brother Zhang, I, Xiao Gan." β
"Wait, wait, is it the director Gan who often calls me Lao Zhang, holds my comeback future, and pats his chest to ensure that he can edit a good movie?" came the voice of actor Zhang Zhonghui on the phone.
Gan Jing: "......"
Chu Hui couldn't help laughing, Zhang Zhonghui was quite witty.